Elements Appendix

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Add Noise - Filter > Noise > Add Noise
Auto Levels - Enhance > Auto Levels
Bas Relief - Filter > Sketch > Bas Relief
Bevel and Emboss - not in Elements. Layer Styles has one or the other, but not both.
Brightness/Contrast - Enhance > Brightness/Contrast > Brughtness/Contrast
Canvas Size - Image > Resize > Canvas Size
Chrome - Filter > Sketch > Chrome
Clear - Delete
Clouds - Filter > Render > Clouds
Colored Pencils - Filter > Artistic > Colored Pencils
Contract - Select > Modify > Contract
Craquelure - Filter > Texture > Craquelure
Crop - Crop tool, or Image > Crop (with active selection)
Dark Strokes - Filter > Brush Strokes > Dark Strokes
Deselect - Ctrl-D, or Select > Deselect
Drop Shadow - in Layer Styles
Dry Brush - Filter > Artistic > Dry Brush

Emboss - either in the Layer Styles, or Filter > Stylize > Emboss
Expand - Select > Modify > Expand
Feather - Select > Feather
Fill - Edit > Fill
Find Edges - Filter > Stylize > Find Edges
Flatten Image - Layer > Flatten Image
Flip Horizontal - Image > Rotate > Flip Horizontal
Free Transform - Image > Transform > Free Transform
Gaussian Blur - Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Gradient Fill Layer - Layer > New Fill Layer > Gradient
Grain - Filter > Texture > Grain
Group with Previous - Layer > Group with Previous
Hue/Saturation - Enhance > Color > Hue/Saturation, or Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation
Inner Shadow - Layer Styles palette
Invert - Image > Adjustments > Invert, or Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Invert
Layer Order - watch Layers palette; see layer order change (not a command)
Layer via Copy - Ctrl-J, or Layer > New > Layer via Copy
Levels - Enhance > Brightness/Contrast > Levels, or Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels

Levels 1 Layer - indicates an adjustment layer grouped with Layer 1
Load Selection - a Channels command not available in Elements
Median - Filter > Noise > Median
Merge Down - Layer > Merge Down, or Layers palette menu
Merge Visible - Layer > Merge Visible, or Layers palette menu
Mezzotint - Filter > Pixelate > Mezzotint
Motion Blur - Filter > Blur > Motion Blur
New Layer - Layer > New > Layer, or New Layer button at the bottom of the Layers palette
Note Paper - Filter > Sketch > Note Paper
Offset - Filter > Other > Offset
Paste Into - Edit > Paste Into
Pattern Overlay - not in Elements, but can be approximated with Edit > Fill and choose Pattern from menu
Plaster - Filter > Sketch > Plaster
Plastic Wrap - Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap
Pointillize - Filter > Pixelate > Pointilize
Rasterize Type - Layer > Simplify Layer
Remove Color - Enhance > Color > Remove Color

Ripple - Filter > Distort > Ripple
Rough Pastel - Filter > Artistic > Rough Pastels
Save Selection - Channels command, not in Elements
Select Canvas - Edit > Select All
Select Inverse - Select > Inverse
Send Backward - change layer order, watch Layers palette
Shear - Filter > Distort > Shear
Spatter - Filter > Brush Strokes > Spatter
Sprayed Strokes - Filter > Brush Strokes > Sprayed Strokes
Stained Glass - Filter > Texture > Stained Glass
Stroke - Edit > Stroke
Texturizer - Filter > Texture > Texturizer
Threshold - Image > Adjustments > Threshold, or Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Threshold
Unsharp Mask - Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask
Variations - Enhance > Variations
Wave - Filter > Distort > Wave
ZigZag - Filter > Distort > Zigzag

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